Archive for May 19, 2017

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Planned Parenthood to close its only Wyoming clinic this summer

The only Planned Parenthood office in Wyoming will close along with another five offices in the organization’s Rocky Mountain region,... Read more

Pope Francis addresses paralympians in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on Oct. 4, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Pope invited by bishops to address the future of Europe

Pope Francis will deliver his fifth speech on the present and future of Europe during an event organized by the... Read more

Pope Francis blesses a home in Ostia, Italy, May 19, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

In surprise 'mercy Friday' visit, Pope Francis blesses homes of Rome's poor

On Friday Pope Francis made a Year-of-Mercy style visit to a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Rome, blessing the... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square for the Wednesday general audience on June 17, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope's historic meeting with Huntington's patients offered ray of hope

Pope Francis’ gathering this week with a group of Huntington’s disease patients was a major inspiration for those seeking to... Read more

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Pope Francis: Church teaching helps us avoid harm of ideology

Pope Francis warned that ideologues sow confusion and division in the Church in the name of false clarity, rather than... Read more

 Archbishop Oscaro Romero with young people in El Salvador in this undated file photo. Photo courtesy of Arzobispado de San Salvador/Oficina de la Causa de Canonizacion.?w=200&h=150

The murder case of Blessed Oscar Romero has been reopened

A nearly 40 year-old murder case was reopened this week to properly prosecute the suspected killer behind the Salvadorian archbishop's... Read more

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By Elise Harris

The Church needs a unified strategy to counter gender ideology, expert says

Apostolic nuncios attended a crash course last year on gender from an expert in the field, who stressed the need... Read more

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A new path for Philadelphia’s historic seminary?

Amid plans for the future of the Philadelphia archdiocese’s historic Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, the seminary and Neumann University have... Read more